According to the sisters' understanding, Li Xiang should have gone out after the New Year. And according to some customs in Chang'an City, the New Year is right after the first month of the lunar year. How could he go out to fight in the first month of the lunar year? There was no such reason.
"Your Highness, did you just say you were going to march south? According to the Emperor's decree, shouldn't we wait until after the New Year? How can we leave now?"
There were tears in the corners of Cheng Luan's eyes when she spoke. Ever since she married Li Xiang, they had very few opportunities to be together. Now that she had finally returned, she was about to leave again. No matter how much territory the Tang Dynasty had, her man was the most important.
"Now there's news from the south. We just received urgent military intelligence this afternoon. Some small countries in the south are preparing to unite. They've also noticed the news of my southern expedition. It's our fault for not keeping it secret this time, so many people know about it. If that's the case, we have to launch a surprise attack."
In the afternoon, when Li Xiang was riding horses outside the city with Xiao Xun'er, the Ministry of War received an official document. It turned out that some ministers from Zhenla and Pyu had begun contacting each other. They learned that Li Xiang was about to go south, and the two countries were preparing to unite to fight against the Tang Dynasty.
Although the strength of these two countries is not very good, if they really unite, it will not be of much benefit to the Tang Dynasty. After all, they are both local tyrants. If they really unite, our attack may be hindered.
Cheng Luan was not very clear about military and national affairs, but one thing was clear, that is, Li Xiang was about to go to the front line again. He had only been back for less than a month.
"Don't worry, I'll definitely be with you through the New Year. We still have a lot of things unprepared, especially the southern army. Although I want to launch a surprise attack on them, I also need to make sure the soldiers are ready. I can compress 30 days of work into 20, but I can't compress it into 10. War is no small matter, and we can't let soldiers go to the battlefield without preparation."
Hearing what Li Xiang said, Cheng Luan and her sister almost shed tears. Just now, I thought Li Xiang was about to leave. After all, such things happened frequently after marrying Li Xiang. They were still having dinner together last night, but he might have already set off this morning.
"Your Highness is no longer the same as before. If you are going to the south to fight, would you consider taking your sisters with you? Some of them are newly married. If they just stay in the capital, then maybe..."
The last time Li Xiang went on an expedition to Fusang, he took Yongning with him. This time, he could not bring Yongning with him. There were many women in the family, and he had to treat them all equally, otherwise there would be conflicts.
Li Xiang also understood what Cheng Luan meant. There were many women in the family. If two of them were not taken away, these women would have nothing to do every day and would definitely cause trouble here and there at home.
Cheng Luan had just given birth to a princess and her health would slowly recover in the second half of the year. If she continued to deal with such troubles at home, not to mention recovering her health, it would probably become more and more harmful.
"Can you leave someone by your side? If you can, then let my sister go south with me."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Luan felt relieved. If possible, Cheng Luan was willing to accompany Li Xiang to the south, but as the hostess of the General Tiance's Mansion, she would never leave the capital without permission. If both of them left, who would take charge of some of the things here?
According to the members' opinion, it would be best for Li Xiang to take two people south. One of them would naturally be his sister Cheng Ying, so that there would be a chance of pregnancy. As for the other person, it would depend on Li Xiang's preference. Judging from the current situation, it should be Xiao Xun'er.
"Sister has been in Chang'an City for a long time. If she could follow His Highness south, that would be the best."
Every woman is selfish. Cheng Luan hopes that this opportunity is hers, but if she doesn't take her sister away, there will probably be others in the future. If she comes back pregnant with a boy, she may be a strong rival.
"Aren't you taking anyone else with you?"
After finishing his words, Cheng Luan waited for Li Xiang to say the rest, but Li Xiang was too busy looking after his daughter. A whole cup of tea had passed, and Li Xiang still didn't seem to want to say anything. He couldn't just take Cheng Ying south with him, right?
"I'm going to the South to fight, not to enjoy myself. I just need someone to take care of me. If I bring too many people with me, once the news gets out, I don't know what the people across the country will say about me. If I win, no one will say anything. But if I lose, whoever follows me will be in trouble."
Hearing Li Xiang's words, the two sisters laughed. In their minds, how could Li Xiang lose a battle? Ever since the expedition to Tuyuhun, he had conquered every enemy in battle, and no one had ever heard of him struggling. He even conquered the Fuso people across the sea. How could an ordinary person pull that off? If such a man lost a battle, then no one in the Tang Dynasty would fight.
Of course, what Li Xiang said was true. If you win the battle, no matter who you bring with you, no one will say anything, because this is the glory of the victor. If someone stands up and talks nonsense without waiting for Li Xiang to say anything, they may be drowned in the spit of people all over the country.
But if he lost the battle, people would say that beauty is the root of trouble. It is absolutely impossible for Li Xiang to lose the battle, and he is also the god of war of the Tang Dynasty. Once something happens, the people will find excuses for Li Xiang. The woman who followed Li Xiang south will immediately be labeled as a vixen.
If you hadn't bewitched His Highness, how could He have lost the battle? He hadn't lost a battle in all those years, but now he's lost just by bringing you along. Even if you're not a vixen, you're definitely a jinx.
"Why don't you dare go?"
Seeing Cheng Ying's thoughtful expression, Li Xiang asked deliberately.
"Your Highness, are you really not going to take your new sister with you?"
Cheng Ying asked in return, "Your Highness, with so many people like flower buds, are you really not going to take them with you?"
